The Smoke-Filled Gorge

I was going to be near the airport -- at IKEA -- yesterday, so I thought I'd cross the river, fill the gas tank up, and drive out to the Gorge on SR14 to Cape Horn and Bonneville to see how the fires are.

With so much smoke, it's impossible to see the extent of the damage, but there were over a dozen smaller fires all over the northern edge, adjacent to the Columbia River. A couple of Chinook helicopters were doing water drops on the eastern flank of the fire while the western edge appears to have slowed.

As I left, it started to lightly rain. Hopefully, a good sign.

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ADD: Panoramic images from my phone: